Marcus Gordon Bender

1919 - 1970  (51 years)

• Name	Marcus Gordon Bender
  Born	20 Feb 1919	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106490326
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131320
  Died	12 Mar 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I131320	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Aaron S. Bender,   b. 29 Apr 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1966  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Mattie" Gingerich,   b. 18 Oct 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1969, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1909	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F39231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion B. Jantzi,   b. 29 May 1926,   d. 14 Feb 2016, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1944  [1]
  Children	1. Elaine Mae Bender   2. Raymond John "John" Bender,   b. 1 Mar 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sharon Diane Bender   4. Ronald James Bender
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F38718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bender, Marcus, son of the late Aaron and Magdalene (Gingerich) Bender, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Feb. 20, 1919; died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., following a lengthy illness, March 12, 1970; aged 51 y. 20 d. On Nov. 26, 1944, he was married to Marian Jantzi, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Raymond and Ronald), 2 daughters (Elaine and Sharon), one sister (Verna-Mrs. Aden Snyder), 2 brothers (Earl and Edmund), and one foster brother (Fred Bricker). He was preceded in death by one brother. He was a member of the Maple View Church, where funeral services were held March 15, with Alvin Leis and Chris O. Erb officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXIII, Number 17 - April 28, 1970, page 395, 396 ____________ In Loving Memory [verse] In Memory Of Marcus G. Bender beloved husband of Marion Jantzi Born February 20th, 1919 Died March 12th, 1970 Aged 51 years and 22 days The Service The late Mr. Bender is resting at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, Wellesley, until noon, Sunday, March 15th, 1970, when removal will be made to the Maple View Mennonite Church, for a memorial service at 2:30 o'clock. Place of Interment Maple View Mennonite Church Cemetery Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Marcus Gordon Bender - April 28, 1970, page 395, 396 . [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 9 Page 12. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020579-09. Aaron Bender, 20, occ. occ. Farmer, res. of Wilmot, son of Jacob Bender and Catherina Streicher Married Mattie Gingerich, 22, res. of Wilmot, daughter of John Gingerich and Rachel Oesch, Witn: Peter Zehr of New Hamburg and Peter Gingerich of Baden, 9 December 1909 in Wilmot

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Feb 1919 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Mar 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth